Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH
Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineLanguage: English
Appointments & Referrals
312.227.4210
About Me
Yue-Yung (YUR-own) Hu is a pediatric surgeon specializing in the treatment of infants and children with a range of conditions including congenital and acquired diseases of the neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis, traumatic injuries, hernias, gastroesophageal malformations, intestinal disease, and anorectal malformations. Dr. Hu has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, neonatal surgery, and thyroid disease.
She is a health services researcher who studies quality, safety, and efficiency. Her interests lie in the use of video for surgical education and assessment; surgical leadership and team function; and the culture of surgery.
Clinical and Research Expertise
Patient safety, health services research, surgical outcomes, surgical quality, team dynamics, resource utilization, surgical education
Procedures Performed/Conditions Treated
Congenital Abnormalities
- Intestinal atresia
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroschisis and omphalocele (abdominal wall defects)
- Tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Chest and abdominal masses
- Imperforate anus
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Congenital lung masses or tumors (CPAM, CCAM, pulmonary sequestration)
Esophageal and Alimentary Tract Surgeries
- Esophageal duplication or masses
- Gastric tubes (G-tubes)
- Bowel resection for inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease)
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Malrotation of the intestinal tract
- Intussusception
- Cholecystectomy
- Splenic surgery (complete and partial for cysts, sickle cell disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura)
- Appendicitis
- Pyloric stenosis
Congenital Neck Cyst Excision and Drainage
- Branchial cyst
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
Chest Surgeries
- Pulmonary resection (congenital or acquired lesions)
- Chest and mediastinal masses
- Pleurodesis (recurrent pneumothorax)
- Thoracoscopic Nuss procedure (pectus excavatum)
Endocrine Surgery
- Adrenal
- Thyroid
- Pancreatic
Gynecologic Surgery
- Ovary cyst or torsion (ovarian sparing or oophorectomy)
- Ovarian masses
- Pelvic cyst
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Abdominal Tumors
- Neuroblastoma
- Wilms’ tumor
- Mesenteric cyst and mesenteric tumor resection
- Ovarian masses
Other Procedures Performed
- Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Traumatic injuries
- Lymph node biopsy and excision
- Breast surgery
- Soft tissue masses
- Vascular malformations
- Inguinal, umbilical, epigastric and incisional hernia repair
- Orchiopexy (undescended testicles)
- Muscle biopsies
- Circumcision
Specialties, Programs & Conditions
Education & Training
Education: State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine, 2007
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric surgery, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut, 2015-2017; Residency in general surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2007-2015; Research fellowship, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2009-2012; Masters in Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 2010
Board Certifications: General Surgery